Parenting Coordination Seminar Dec. 12Child Centered Solutions, a non-profit organization based in Portland
that focuses on the rights and needs of children involved in the domestic
relations process, will host a full-day presentation on parenting coordination
on Friday, Dec. 12. This class will held from 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. at the
World Trade Center in Portland; 6.5 hours of CLE credits are pending.

For more information, call (503) 546-6383 or e-mail info@childcenteredsolutions.org or
visit www.childcenteredsolutions.org.

2008 LERA Awards Will Be Presented
Nov. 18The Oregon chapter of LERA, the Labor and Employment Relations Association,
is sponsoring a conference, "Ethics in Collective Bargaining: Building
Trust in the Workplace," on Nov. 18 at the Oregon Convention Center
in Portland. Along with the conference, the chapter will hold its annual
meeting and 2009 board election, and the 2008 LERA Awards will be presented.

For more information, contact Oregon LERA via fax at (503)
524-0997 or by e-mail at oregonlera@aol.com.

Holiday Card IdeaThe Bulletin’s cartoonist, Arnie Glick, has a number
of holiday-themed law cartoons that can be used to create greeting cards
for the upcoming holiday season. For a sample of cartoons and licensing
information, contact him at aglick@rrf-law.com.

OCDLA to Give Lifetime Achievement
AwardRetired Multnomah Circuit Court Judge Linda L. Bergman has been selected
to receive the Ken Morrow Lifetime Achievement Award by the Oregon Criminal
Defense Lawyers Association. A tribute to Judge Bergman will take place following
a banquet dinner on Friday, Dec. 5, at the Benson Hotel. The event is open
to the public; for ticket information, call OCDLA at (541) 686-8716.

Judge Bergman retired in 2007 and this year served as the
interim director of Metropolitan Public Defenders during the search to
hire a new director following the retirement of Jim Hennings. Providing
a tribute to Judge Bergman will be attorneys Emily Simon and Steve Houze
and the Hon. Nan Waller.

20th Annual NAPABA Convention
to Be
Held Nov. 20-22 in SeattleThe National Asian Pacific Bar Association (NAPABA) will
hold its 20th annual convention on Nov. 20- 22 at the Sheraton Seattle
Hotel, Seattle.

The 2008 theme is "Building On Our Legacy: 20 Years
of NAPABA." The three-day convention will celebrate the accomplishments
of Asian Pacific American leaders in the legal profession and the many
advances made by the Asian Pacific American community over the past 20
years. More than 1,200 legal professionals and guests from around the country
are expected to attend.

In addition to two days of CLE programs, the convention also
features break-out sessions for committees.

For more information or to register, visit NAPABA’s
website, http://www.napaba.org.

Harris Poll Finds Public Confusion
Over Role in Judicial ElectionsA new nationwide Harris Poll, conducted with input from the American
Bar Association, shows that while a majority of members of the voting-age
public think state court judges should be elected, they don’t want
party labels or special interest money involved in the process. For federal
court judgeships, respondents think citizen committees should review nominees’ backgrounds
and qualifications.

When queried about federal court judges, more than two-thirds
of the respondents, or 67 percent, said it’s a good idea to involve
citizen committees in screening federal judicial nominees. The ABA calls
for using citizen advisory commissions to review the qualifications of
potential federal court nominees and make recommendations for the president’s
consideration.

When asked who should serve on such committees, 55 percent
of poll respondents said "people like me," 43 percent opted for
people who are active in community groups, 32 percent approved other judges
and 24 percent said lawyers should be represented. Only 19 percent thought
elected officials should play a role, and the same number said business
owners or executives should participate. Respondents could choose as many
categories as they wished, but 20 percent were unsure who should participate.

The poll of 2,315 U.S. adults also showed 42 percent are
unsure whether their own state judges are elected or appointed, but 55
percent think elections should be used. In fact judges are elected for
their first term in office in 24 states, and appointed judges face retention
elections in 15 states.

Full results for respondent answers to these and other questions
on the survey are posted at http://www.abanet.org/media/harrispoll_judicialselection.pdf.